Joni has a box that has a mass of 67 dekagrams. She converts this to centigrams. Her work is shown below. 67 dekagrams = 1,000 - 0.067 centigrams
Which statement explains Joni's error? Use the metric table to help answer the question.
kilo-
1,000
Metric Table
unit
hecto-
100
deka-
10
deci-
0.1
centi-
0.01
milli-
0.001
Joni should have multiplied by 10,000.
Joni should have multiplied by 1,000.
Joni should have divided by 100.
Joni should have divided by 10,000.